Bender still has the form! He was with a semi-pro team, Wentz-Olney a Philadelphia area team.
Some of the earliest images of the Polo Grounds in New York that you will ever see. Based on the stadium configuration and uniforms these images are likely from 1901.
This photo shows Joe McGinnity in circa 1907. It was taken by The Pictorial News Co. and is believed to have been published in a 1907 copy of the Police Gazette.
A crisp Brown Brothers photograph of Chief Bender in Shibe Park Philadelphia circa 1911. This shot was used to produce his 1912 T227 card, note the rotation of the image for the card which produces an unnatural tilt to his head. The original glass plate…